Civil War

American Civil War Resources

If you are struggling to come up with a topic for your research look at some of the suggestions here.

eBooks Check out this new eBook Click one of the eBooks above - they are great resources for this project. Use the link here or below to search the eBooks in the Civil War Collection: OR Use the links below to go to specific topics: General Information 1850-1877: The Civil War: An Overview The Civil War Draws to a Close Native Americans Indians in the Civil War Native American Soldiers Slavery Slaves The Promise of Freedom Slavery's End Brings Both Joy and Confusion Miscellaneous Topics Uniforms Education Fraternizing with the Enemy Desertion Immigrant Soldiers Fraternal Organizations Prisons and Prisoners of War War Widows and Orphans Family Separation and Reunion

More Great eBooks The 4 books on the Civil War located at True Flix have concise information about major aspects of the war. Web Resources World Book is a good place to start your research. Finding Dulcinea's The Civil War is a collection of high quality websites on the American Civil War. It includes general overviews, primary sources, personal accounts, images, etc. So before going to Google try this source. The Civil War Trust is another web source containing links to high quality resources. Encyclopedia Articles Grolier Online has a large number of resources including the articles below. If you search American Civil War you will find tabs at the top of the results page to web sites and images related to the Civil War. Civil War Civil War, U.S. 1 (origins) Civil War, U.S. 2 (military and economic factors) First Person Accounts of the Civil War 1 First Person Accounts of the Civil War 2 Women's Roles History: Women in the Civil War (click on the Contents book icon) National Archives: Women Soldiers of the Civil War MTSU: Women in the Civil War (pdf) Weapons Civil War Weapons Slavery Slavery by the Numbers (statistical information) Slavery Pathfinder

Other Web Sites
One of the best sources for good websites is through Grolier Online. Search "American Civil War" and then click on the WEBSITES tab on the top of the search results page.
This site from the Library of Congress on Civil War and Reconstruction is excellent.
If you do opt to search using Google remember to put the search term "American Civil War" in quotations so you don't get hits for civil wars in other countries and then add the other key words you are interested in knowing more about.
The Best of History's U.S. History: Civil War is a wonderful portal to good web resources on the American Civil War.
The PBS site has great Civil War Images
Civil War 150 is a informative interactive site
The Battle of Gettysburg - The United States Army Video/graphic information on this famous battle
The Underground Railroad is an interactive site telling the story of how slaves escaped
National Geographic's Underground Railroad site takes on a journey with runaway slaves

Just for Fun
Who am I? Civil War History Mystery